Origin, evolution and genome distribution of microsatellites

Microsatellites, or simple sequence repeats (SSRs), have been the most widely applied class of molecular markers used in genetic studies, with applications in many fields of genetics including genetic conservation, population genetics, molecular breeding, and paternity testing. This range of applica...

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Main Authors: Eder Jorge Oliveira, Juliano Gomes Pádua, Maria Imaculada Zucchi, Roland Vencovsky, Maria Lúcia Carneiro Vieira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Genética 2006-01-01
Series:Genetics and Molecular Biology
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1415-47572006000200018